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Audiences Europe Network is running a masterclass on Cultural Tourism in Santa Cruz de Tenerife from October 27?30, featuring keynote presentations from the cultural policy and tourism sectors, with workshop sessions and discussion. w: http://www.audienceseurope.net

The nomination period for the Queen?s Award for Voluntary Service, created to mark the Queen?s Golden Jubilee, ends on September 30. Nominations are being encouraged for voluntary groups who devote their time to support the arts sector.
w: http://www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk; t: 0845 000 2002.

A CD-ROM and audio CD have been produced to introduce the life and work of the young musicians who are the winners of the 2004 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Awards. The CDs aim to get behind the formality of the concert platform and reveal the every day lives of the musicians in a series of four-minute films about each of the artists and an audio CD in the style of a radio programme. w: http://www.bbtrust.com; http://www.openplay.co.uk

A cultural exchange with the Netherlands to promote Scottish arts, organised by the Scottish Arts Council, will see four initiatives take place in the Netherlands. In the first of these, five young actors from East Glasgow Youth Theatre, renowned for its inclusive work with young people with disabilities, will take part in a series of collaborative workshops with ISH, a Dutch youth theatre group that works with young people on the streets.

The Europe Talks Tickets 2005 Conference, which will be held in London next February, is already 80% sold out. Focusing on the opportunities presented by globalisation and advanced technologies, the conference themes range from training and staff motivation to Customer Relationship Management and Venue Resource Management. w: http://www.ett.eu.com